Joseph Hunter "Hunter" Nelson

1895 - 1970  (75 years)

• Name	Joseph Hunter "Hunter" Nelson
  Born	29 Jun 1895	Laurel, Amaranth Township, Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148087801
  Military	WW1
  Name	Hunter J. Nelson
  Occupation	1928	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	manager Arnold's Grocery Store
  		46 Main Street, Galt, 1929 Flood source Sue Nelson - Facebook 1925
  Residence	1929	6 Chisholm St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-490456
  Died	22 Nov 1970	Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I490456	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Ethel Maud "Maud" Scarland,   b. 16 Nov 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1984, Shelburne, Dufferin Co., Ontario  (Age 91 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1921	Niagara-on-the-lake, Lincoln Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Nelson,   b. 10 Dec 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 2022, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F300731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Nelson-JosephHunter-001-WW1-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Joseph Hunter Nelson - Karen Shiels originally shared this on 23 Jun 2024 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  HUNTER JOSEPH NELSON Hunter Joseph Nelson of Orangeville died at Dufferin Area Hospital after a lengthy illness on November 22 1970 at the age of 75. He was born in Laurel Ontario to his parents George and Clara (Newstead) Nelson educated at Laurel Public School and a term at OAC just before World War I. He was active in Sunday School and Young Peoples organizations in Laurel Methodist Church. Mr Nelson was married 10 Maud Scarland June 29 1921 at Niagara-on-the-Lake. He spent most of his life on the home farm at Laurel except for 5 years in which he spent managing a chain store in Detroit and Galt. He sold the farm in 1955 and returned to the farm at Laurel in 1930 and subsequently bought a grocery business in Dundalk. Mr. Nelson had been retired for 5 years following the sale of the store to Bob McCracken. He was active in the Legion in Dundalk and had served on the School Board at Laurel for one term in the thirties. He was overseas with the 164th Battn. spending one year in England and two in France with the Railway Troops. Surviving'is his wife the former Maud Scarland his son Harold T. of Bramalea and daughter (Betty) Mrs Bruce Woodland of Mono Township. Surviving brothers and sisters are George and Bertha of Toronto. He also leaves 8 grandchildren. Deceased members of immediate family are Mary, Eleanor (Mrs Moore), Ruth (Mrs Bailey) and Tom. The funeral was held on November 25 1970 at Turnery Funera Home with Rev Robt. Thompson officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wm Banks and Donald Greason, Laurel; Robt McCracken and Wallace Bradley, Dundalk; John Youngs of Toronto and Preben Birk of Orangeville. The last two being nephews of the deceased. Flowerbearers were Peter Birk and 7 grandchildren. Organ music was provided by Mrs Maltby. The Orangeville Banner, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada Thu, Dec 10, 1970 Page 12

  
  

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  Born - 29 Jun 1895 - Laurel, Amaranth Township, Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jun 1921 - Niagara-on-the-lake, Lincoln Co., Ontario Occupation - manager Arnold's Grocery Store - 1928 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Nov 1970 - Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth